In the Southern Colonies tobacco was the cash crop. It played a big role in the Southern Colonies' economy. It could be grown on large farms (plantations) or small farms. Also in the Southern Colonies they had wood products. Slavery had a big role too because the people in the Southern Colonies relied on agriculture (farming). Georgia was where most plantations were worked by debtors.Their colony's enonomy diversified rice plantations, and later other cash crops like cotton worked by African slaves.
Southern Colonies Economics
In the Southern Colonies tobacco was the cash crop. It played a big role in the Southern Colonies' economy. It could be grown on large farms (plantations) or small farms. Also in the Southern Colonies they had wood products. Slavery had a big role too because the people in the Southern Colonies relied on agriculture (farming). Georgia was where most plantations were worked by debtors.Their colony's enonomy diversified rice plantations, and later other cash crops like cotton worked by African slaves.www.answers.com/topic/colonial-econom[[http://www.answers.com/topic/colonial-economy|y]]
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